Maritime and Admiralty

With offices in Galveston and Houston, the busiest ports along the Texas Gulf Coast, the attorneys at Sheehy, Ware & Pappas have a wide range of experience in admiralty and maritime litigation.

This experience allows us to handle any lawsuit involving maritime or energy interests, particularly in the offshore oil and gas industry, including:

Personal injury and wrongful death

Property damage

Oil and hazardous materials spills

Toxic exposure

Cargo loss and damage

Collision

Salvage

Insurance coverage and indemnity

Maritime contracts

Charter parties

Maritime liens

Our lawyers expertly navigate the legislative framework unique to these claims including the Jones Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, the Death on the High Seas Act, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act and the Harter Act.